Dame Grease

Dame Grease
Birth name	Damon Blackman
Also known as	Damon "Grease" Blackman, Grease
Born	Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Composer, record producer, record executive
Instruments	Korg keyboard, sampler
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Vacant Lot Records, Lotmusik, Babygrande Records
Associated acts	Ruff Ryders, The LOX, DMX, Max B, Swizz Beatz, DJ King Assassin, Riff Raff
Website	www.damegrease.com

Damon Blackman (born 1973), professionally known as Dame Grease, is an American record producer from Harlem, New York City.

Grease has produced several artists throughout his career. He has worked extensively with East Coast hip hop group, The LOX. Their use of Grease's sounds helped them acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records in 1996. Grease produced several songs on LOX's debut album, Money, Power & Respect, including the hit We'll Always Love Big Poppa. He was a producer on fellow Bad Boy artist Mase's quadruple platinum album Harlem World (1997). This led to Grease's work as the primary producer on DMX's debut It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998), producing thirteen of its nineteen tracks. With this project Grease helped Ruff Ryders Entertainment build its image. During this time, Grease mentored Bronx-bred disc jockey Swizz Beatz, who soon became another sample-free producer.

Dame Grease then landed a deal with Priority Records to release music through his own label, Vacant Lot, despite offers to be one of Puff Daddy's legendary Hitmen or an in-house producer on Ruff Ryders.

In 2001 Dame Grease began composing music, providing the score for the Steven Seagal/DMX blockbuster Exit Wounds, as well as for the 2003 box-office hit, Cradle 2 the Grave, starring Jet Li, DMX, Gabrielle Union, and Anthony Anderson, and for Never Die Alone (2004).

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